Edit: I had written this post a while back but only gotten around to publishing it today and by some co-incidence British Airways also announced that Old First is to be sold as business class instead. The seat maps and inventory haven’t been changed to reflect that though, at least for flights departing in the…
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Mistake Fares, Glitches, and Tricks 101
Miles and points “knowledge” is very complicated. There is a lot of stuff to remember, from churning techniques, leveraging promotions, figuring out routing rules, finding awards space, and to poring over award charts to find sweet spots. But the reward is that you get travel which normally you wouldn’t be able to afford, if you…
Flying Blue Promo Awards, LH First Class – Miles/Points Buzz 24 October
Two most important pieces of information you should be up to date in the miles/points world: Flying Blue Promo Awards 25-50% Off This means that a one-way award is 31,250 miles and $250-$400 in taxes. This is actually not too bad especially for the west coast flights. If only YVR-AMS was on a flat bed……
LX Responds to the RGN mistake fare
I wrote about the CTA decision on the RGN mistake fare around a month ago. Today, it seems like Swiss sent in a letter to the CTA asking them to “review and rescind” the decision. It also seems that they read my blog, as they’re basing some of their argument on what I wrote. You can…
Mistake Fare (RGN): CTA Ruling
As you may well know, I am involved in a Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) case against Swiss International Airlines for their unilateral cancellation of fares issued on Swiss ticket stock from “Round 3” of the erroneous fares. You can see what happens in View From the Wing’s post here. The massive FT thread about the…
Mistake Fare: JNB-GVA/ZRH OW $513!!!
Working as of 12:57 Pacific Time June 17th 2013 There is a misfiled one-way fare (seems like they left off a digit) from Johannesburg to Geneva/Zurich via Istanbul, in business class! Book with united.com (not an affiliate link, thanks for your support!). DO NOT CALL THE AIRLINES! Please comment below on the post if you have…
Free Night (BRG): Intercontinental New York Barclay!
This information is current as of 5:45 Pacific Time. The lower rate may already have been pulled and I take no liability if your claim is denied. I just got off the IHG Best Rate Guarantee Phone Line, and I just got a free night for the Intercontinental New York Barclay from their BRG. You…
Winners of my giveaways!
I had two giveaways here and here and I completely forgot to choose a winner until today! So here they are (I use random.org and tweetdraw to select a winner). The winner of the GoGo pass is Tiff (comment #17)! Congratulations! The winner of my AA lounge pass is @ron_donna! Congratulations! The winner of the…
Mistake Fare: SEZ – DUB OW $350!!!
There is a mistake fare in business class from the Seychelles to Dublin. Seems like a fat finger error as someone left off a zero 🙂 Bookable on expedia.co.uk. DO NOT CALL THE AIRLINES! Excellent for someone who is planning a trip to the Seychelles. Here is a sample result: What else is awesome, however is…
May 21 – RGN mistake fare, Marriott Elite Breakfasts
Don’t forget to follow me on Facebook and Twitter! Really, really quiet day today: Starting June 22, Marriott Rewards Gold and Platinum Elite members plus a guest will get free continental breakfast seven days a week in the lounge or restaurant of participating hotels in the U.S. and Canada, the company will announce Tuesday (from USA Today). So…
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